Australia has hit a historic excessive in EV gross sales with 2023 electrical automotive gross sales already handed the 50,000 mark for the primary time.
The most recent car gross sales knowledge from FCAI reveals that 49,948 pure battery electrical autos made it onto Australian roads within the first seven months of 2023 to the tip of July. That can have absolutely handed the 50,000 mark within the first days of August. That is up from 33,410 EV gross sales in all of 2022.
Tesla’s two electrical fashions have led the cost by a rustic mile, with the Mannequin Y and the Mannequin 3 accounting for 29,511 gross sales to date.
The Mannequin Y is now the clear chief within the EV market, overtaking the Mannequin 3 which had its lowest month of gross sales in 2023 within the month of July, with 604 gross sales. This brings the whole gross sales for the electrical sedan to 12,179 for the yr.
Regardless of the gradual begin for the Tesla Mannequin 3, it has outsold each Toyota Corolla and the Toyota Camry in 2023. It is a fairly huge achievement given the historic uptake of these two ICE fashions by drivers in Australia.
BYD has additionally had nice success this yr, with its a lot decrease price Atto 3, and has constantly delivered over 1,000 autos in every of the final 5 months.
The Atto 3 SUV is averaging 1029 autos per thirty days for 2023 with a yr up to now tally of seven,201 gross sales.
Volvo, the Swedish model which goals to solely promote EVs in Australia by 2026, has been a quiet achiever, making up 2,444 of the whole electrical car gross sales. That’s simply from two fashions as nicely that are about to get a serious refresh within the coming months, together with new powertrains.
That’s anticipated to create new buzz within the premium electrical SUV market together with the prospect of extra inexpensive choices just like the Volvo EX30 to reach within the subsequent 18 months.
Different notable manufacturers embrace Polestar which is about to surpass its 2022 gross sales this yr, making up 1,453 gross sales of its sedan providing, the Polestar 2.
MG has additionally launched the ZS EV long-range variant which ought to assist support its gross sales for the remainder of the yr. Together with that, it’s about to launch the MG4 electrical hatchback which is certain to spark contemporary curiosity within the model’s EV vary.
The rise of EVs in 2023 is a transparent indication that Australians need to make the change to cleaner autos on our roads. Practically 50,000 have finished simply that this yr paving the trail for hundreds extra emission-free autos on our roads nationally.
YTD Nationwide EV gross sales as of July 2023
EV Mannequin
July 2023 Gross sales
YTD Gross sales
Tesla Mannequin Y
3330
17332
Tesla Mannequin 3
604
12179
BYD Atto 3
1,005
7,201
MG ZS EV
TBC
1,787
Volvo XC40 recharge
67
1663
Polestar 2
306
1,453
Volvo C40 recharge
96
781
Kia EV6
167
702
BMW iX
40
557
Hyundai Ioniq 5
78
526
Kia e-Niro
72
502
Hyundai Kona
54
490
Mercedes-Benz EQA
71
464
Mercedes-Benz EQB
73
380
Hyundai Ioniq 6
42
342
Mercedes-Benz EQE
54
300
Porsche Taycan
53
299
Nissan Leaf
30
287
BMW iX3
TBC
266
Cupra Born
86
260
Audi e-tron GT
13
212
Mini Cooper Electrical
TBC
211
Mercedes-Benz EQC
29
183
Genesis GV60
22
142
GWM Ora
57
122
BMW i4
20
116
Audi e-tron
1
75
Genesis GV70
2
57
BMW i7
3
33
Lexus RZ
29
29
Mercedes-Benz EQS
10
24
Jaguar I-Tempo
4
24
Genesis G80
1
6
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV
1
1
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV
1
1
Hyundai Ioniq
0
1
BMW iX1
TBC
0
Riz is the founding father of carloop based mostly in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV knowledge, perception reviews and tendencies. He’s a mechanical engineer who spent the primary 7 years of his profession constructing transport infrastructure earlier than beginning carloop. He has a ardour for automobiles, notably EVs and needs to assist cut back transport emissions in Australia. He at present drives a pink Tesla Mannequin 3.